Countries | ASL - American Sign Language

Here are the signs for some countries in the world. Some signs may be inaccurate. Please comment if you are from these countries and sign it differently than shown in this video. Then I can update and make a new version of the video. Thanks in advance!

[@whozitoverlord2348]

he just blends right in to the background

[@tessajoyboersma9262]

It's a floating head and hands!

[@DBT1007]

And a floating red thing!

[@maisieadri1721]

DB T floating tie...

[@charlettea.p.kealoha8050]

For sure, Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii

[@pendelschabe]

This. Was. Fascinating. I loved seeing all of the various references: The multiple allusions to flags, and cultural stereotypes. The first sign for Ireland being similar to the sign for “potato”. The sign for Egypt looking like a reference to hieroglyphs. The second sign for Australia looking like a reference to Britain shipping their criminals there. And Morocco is the only one with a reference to the hijab/niqab? Is the sign for Panama a reference to the Panama Canal? So much history and layered meaning! I’d love to know the inspiration for each and every one of these signs. Fascinating!

[@m.golfer8936]

the signs for Germany being either an eagle or a Pickelhaube

[@margotlott7887]

It is great that you show different variations on the signs. I have never seen that sign for England. That is the traditional ASL sign for France. The LSF signers I know sign France without the twisting movement - LSF handshape F (which is slightly different from the ASL handshape for F) moves straight across from the contralateral to the ipsilateral side of the space in front of the chest. The sign you showed for Uruguay is sometimes used for Bolivia, right? The sign you show for Belize is sometimes used for Brazil. I have seen another sign for Uruguay with the ASL U handshape. I have seen another sign for Dominican Republic with the D and R on forehead and chin. Thank you for sharing all these signs!

[@mommymarysmemoirs8887]

Thank you. This is a great review for me, since i forgot a lot of country signs already.

[@flori1551]

Great Video. Continue expanding and adding to the list ! Very useful. Thank you.

[@charlettea.p.kealoha8050]

Will be back, had a great time. Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii. Meredith was the woman who sent us to You. We watch her videos of signing.

[@jamiesteinberg9503]

This is a great review! It looks like the sign for Hungary is labeled “Dominican Republic” (the second one).

[@Joactah77]

Thank you! Lookimg to figure out what that sign was. Knew it wasn't D.R. 🙂

[@payehomage6922]

Thank you for your great content. Just as a heads up. Namibia is spelled “Niamba” in the video.

[@AndysRetailExploration]

Great video thumbs up!

[@phitjade]

Super helpful! I’m using this video like flash cards. I’m a certified interpreter but you can get siloed y’know. Great review! & yes, I think the sign for “Hungary” is mislabeled as “Dominican Republic”. Also I DO wish the shirt had a little contrast so it’s easier to see where the hand is against the body. But honestly great, helpful video :)

[@coloreva]

hi, I am from Taiwan.Thank you very much.I like to learn your videos.

[@charlettea.p.kealoha8050]

Meredith, sent us here.. Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii

[@michaellawson3354]

This is a wonderful video! Thank you for doing this for all of us. My student noticed that one country was spelled incorrectly. The correct spelling for this country is Namibia and it's not Niambia. He wanted to let you know this. Thank you again!

[@kmogg569]

The sign for Syria represents the flag. However there is a political dimension of whether it is signed with two fingers or three fingers. The government or regime does it with two stars and the opposition uses the older version of the flag that has three stars. So to sign it either way implies some sort of political position.

[@charlettea.p.kealoha8050]

Had a Great time, anything on Polynesians, Hawaiian, Samoan and Tongan culture?

[@henrylu1278]

this is so interesting ! wow

[@Xyrox_FN]

the floating head hands and tie tho lol

[@fitzfitzgerald9808]

Can you add Croatia for the next edition? Thanks!

[@jogusmelo]

And Brazil! Please!

[@hey.its.kenners]

Just started learning ASL - if your name is the same as a country’s, is it okay to use the sign for it when introducing yourself? Or is it more of a contextual thing, and i HAVE to spell out my name in order to sign properly?

[@oatmilk2340]

I know I’m a year late and you might’ve figured it out but, you need to finger spell your name out. Later on if you want a sign name you can ask a deaf friend to give you a sign name. /gen

[@jaredmnich9502]

Also sign for country GRANADA is the ILY-handshape on top of non-dominant fist in a circular motion.

[@brookesoard8371]

Thank you! Great video, content, and super helpful as well! Just for a couple heads up. You accidentally misspelled Bangladesh at 0:41. The first sign for Dominican Republic at 2:07 is the correct sign for Dominican Republic. The second ASL sign that you did for Dominican Republic at 4:07 is the sign for the country Hungary. And I don’t know if that is the correct sign for Uruguay in the video at 10:04. And always make sure to do the 1st sign for Germany at 3:08, and not the 2nd sign for Germany at 3:14. The second sign that you did for Germany at 3:14 means an insult from World War II. And always make sure to do the 2nd sign for Africa as in South Africa at 8:40, and not the 1st sign for Africa as in South Africa at 8:36. People from Africa don’t like the 1st sign for Africa at 8:36.

[@brookesoard8371]

@censaim You’re welcome!☺️😇😉🙏🤗 No, I was just saying what my American 🇺🇸 Sign 🪧 Language teacher 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫🧑‍🏫 (ASL teacher👩‍🏫👨‍🏫🧑‍🏫) said.

[@ahmed-nm2bl]

Thank you for your efforts Please, can you give me a list of static(without movement) words of American Sign Language? Thank you in advance

[@ths9015]

there are none

[@MercuryShore]

Dominican Republic is shown twice in separate sections of the video. Are these both signs for DR or is this a typo?

[@ASLTHAT]

Yes, its a typo. Oops. My mistake. The second one is actually HUNGARY. Good catch. I plan to upload a newer edition because I signed a couple countries wrong and forgot to include BRAZIL.

[@hamolina]

@@ASLTHAT Yes that is Hungary.

[@sistersmile6709]

@@ASLTHAT you forgot Haiti also

[@Sonicxis4ever]

Is japan signed once or twice? I noticed my Deaf friend signed it twice but I’ve been taught it’s signed once? In the video it looks like you sign in both ways

[@hannahcavender7107]

Japan is signed twice

[@BrazilianDaftPunkFan]

argentina looks like a person playing a guitar

[@alexrussell5244]

ugh, I can't find Guinea-Bissau anywhere!

[@Gaeilgeoir]

Thanks for doing this video, but the timing of the country names is off. The names are on the screen for too long and you've already moved on to the next sign!

[@richiejohnson1367]

It would be really cool if you could add the sign for my country Armenia in this video.

[@hamolina]

I've met many Deaf people from the Dominican Republic. I haven't seen that sign. I've seen DR or RD moving from forehead to chin or chin to forehead.

[@timtam.]

the sign for namibia is shaped like the nation :0

[@SabakaJunglay]

I think the person who came up with the sign for Canada was a fan...

[@BramWeiser]

Hi, Joseph, and thanks for doing this! One question/request, please...I'd seen a sign for "England" elsewhere but didn't notice it in the video, namely a sign like "to watch" that puts a "baby C" handshape around the chin, like the chinstrap of a Beefeater. If indeed it's not in there, please consider adding it in a future update. Thanks again!

[@BramWeiser]

@Sarah Newman Thank you. Are you saying yes you'd use it for ENGLAND, or that it's an adjective and not a noun, or that it covers the UK and not "just" England?

[@BramWeiser]

@Sarah Newman Thanks again. That should be our biggest problem. ;-) Thanks for chiming in.

[@julieanderson6000]

Thank you! Very Helpful.

[@angiewalker4716]

Modified C at chin is Great Britain in ASL.

[@missirmalucia]

The sign for Lebanon is like the shape of the Cedar tree!

[@elkoraichihamada304]

Irma Lucia yes, like the actual flag 🇱🇧

[@missirmalucia]

@@elkoraichihamada304 pretty clever!

[@debrajohnson6473]

We sign PR on the back of the non-dom hand for Puerto Rico..locally.

[@jessicacheslar2388]

Was the sign after Hong Kong mislabeled? I think it should be Hungary...

[@volleven247]

The second time 'dominican republic'(4:07) is the sign for Hungary.

[@clumsydaydreamer9381]

0:40 Bangladesh!!! 🇧🇩🇧🇩 Thank you sooo much ❤️❤️❤️❤️ lots of love But bandladedh its bangladesh it's okay btw

[@MrJack811]

I wanted to know the sign for Kuwait but it's not included in the vid

[@Pakistansignlanguage]

Kuwait i understand

[@phillishaw663]

The Sign for Trinidad and Tobago is incomplete.... The two "T" hands is as if you are beating pan represent Trinidad and then one "T" hand as if you are beating a pan placed to your upper right represents Tobago. So in one motion it is Lower "T" "T" (As if hitting a 1/2 note) then higher "T" (pulsed twice)

[@cikazu]

There are some signs that have been updated. Unless you have already updated those signs.

[@amanuel-.]

How come you skipped Eritrea, Estonia and Ethiopia?

[@lisaweng6063]

The sign for Uruguay is incorrect. You signed the sign for Bolivia for Uruguay.

[@etb7856]

Lisa Weng they’re different, Uruguay is much more exaggerated and left to right Also asl isn’t universal

[@Joactah77]

@@etb7856 are you sure it's not a mistake. Because the 2nd Dominican Republican sign is actually Hungary.

[@etb7856]

@@Joactah77 idk about them, that’s not what we talked about

[@lisaweng6063]

@@etb7856 Yes, I am aware that it isn't universal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGWYgGWJjq-XfsU

[@jaclynclemente6346]

I'm cracking up because I forgot one of the signs for Ireland is potato. Lmao.

[@ericBorja520]

Wow belgium looks... close to another word

[@wendyrobinson3291]

I was watching this today at work, i work in a school and was like WHY is that the sign for Belgium?! My coworkers were kind of shocked also. lol

[@gecmisinizidizi]

Thanks you Bulgaria 🇧🇬❤️

[@koosmangat]

Stereotypes at its finest for some of these signs but hey it works！

[@racheldesir6612]

You forgot Haiti! You mentioned D.R. but not Haiti! How would one say Haiti!?

[@bijoux92781]

"You can't see me!" - John Cena

[@Vinayakdfdhakane]

The World All Language sign good..

[@filipilera]

Brazil???

[@ire1398]

I’ve seen China a different way too

[@Mateus.Matthew]

Do you know these: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bosnia (& Herzegovina), BRAZIL, Brunei, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Fiji etc ? "Niambia" should be Namibia. * "Brazil" in Libras (Brazilian SL) appears in the below video. Is it the same in ASL? kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6vSm4mbeLuBZ7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXi4inWrlpmDh7M

[@deejelastha989]

Nepal ??

[@Grebmov]

Brazil?

[@jocloud65]

what does Bangladesh sign mean?

[@clumsydaydreamer9381]

Bangladesh is a country name in South asia

[@donia1104]

No Tunisia?

[@romanzolanski3611]

oh my gosh. please tell me if i'm wrong but i think the sign for "Belgium" is just the same as the sign for "bitch".

[@krystalreynolds9462]

Your wrong. It is similar. I didn't even notice that. Bitch is on the chin and it taps not arches. Belgium is on the lips and arches outward. It looks like really to me. It's just made with a B hand instead.

[@alejandroquintero1032]

South Korea or North Korea sign same or different?

[@DBT1007]

@@hyzenthlay713 yup. Like normal human, when we talk about Korea, it is of course about South Korea. So is for the deaf people

[@user-zz2tc8mu3j]

Hello is Kazakhstan!!!🤝🤗👌👨‍💻📡🗺👏

[@PedroSilva-yl8zm]

Where is Brazil

[@ASLTHAT]

Sorry. I forgot Brazil. Will include Brazil in next video. Thanks.

[@YouTubeMviewsminutesago]

poor boi :"v

[@denvertikky4088]

@@ASLTHAT thank you. Yes I'm late.

[@excelsismayvillaruel9727]

Lack DUBAI?

[@sharonmusic5261]

Hi you skipped Ethiopia & Eritrea. How come?

[@DTczsk1999]

You forgot “Slovakia” ☹️

[@pholoho]

It is NAMIBIA, not NIAMBIA, PLEASE CORRECT.

[@hamolina]

My wife met Deaf in Namibia. I think it is NOT bending the index finger. It is bending the pinky. The handshape matches the shape of the country.

[@viagra5207]

does the average deaf person really know theses signs?

[@redflower9114]

Philipines sign its like principal sign

[@renpunye4650]

From Malaysia, but why it's like that tho😂

[@rayrevictoriaxx6769]

What sign for London???

[@marcangelomores8562]

My Philippines 🇵🇭 sign language

[@ashfanaeem7765]

Where is Kuwait or qatar?

[@Pakistansignlanguage]

Kuwait i understand

[@sofia-xw8bf]

Belgium for sign language actually means "bitch"

[@soskika419]

He forgot Brazil

[@optimystic5839]

Erm.. why’s Iran a thumbs down ??

[@ashisirin490]

It’s the image of “petrol - oil - gas”. Since it’s an oil producing nation.

[@dinagloriosa4287]

USA maybe has two different sign ,

[@ldelgg]

Bandlagesh bruh

[@akirashigeru5637]

Where's Singapore?

[@DBT1007]

in Southeast Asia

[@renpunye4650]

​@@DBT1007😂

[@Ntruals]

cám ơn thầy "vietnam"

[@ninabin.3866]

Germany sign ist wrong, it ist Prussia

[@DBT1007]

Lol 0:19 Australia is like someone throwing a trash. In reality is also like that. Great Britain dump their criminals to Australia

[@karencatlin950]

Pulling the baby kangaroo from mother's pouch.

[@jocloud65]

kangaroo

[@kh2866]

Where's Hungary? Where's Transylvania? Where's Mongolia? Where are the rests? Please make more of this vid.

[@brittanyparrish3553]

Well Transylvania is not a country, it is part of Romania

[@jaredmnich9502]

Sign for ISREAL is signed same as HONEY (from Deaf Israeli woman who gave lecture at Museum of Deaf History, Arts, and Culture in Olathe, KS)

[@gamechimp869]

Christ no one cares. No hard of hearing or deaf person signs the same. Leave him alone.

[@daddylonglegsrunforlife3693]

WHAT ABOUT PRUSSIA?!?! AHHHHH! XD sorry I'm just got excited.

[@rxseqvartz5679]

where's the United Arab Emirates :)?

[@ccisatraitorcapet612]

Same as saudi arabia mind control

[@karronjohnson2998]

Most sign UAE

[@wendyschiller1460]

banD laGesh ??

[@clumsydaydreamer9381]

Ohhh 😂😂 I didn't notice it

[@samanthahebermehl5125]

Venezuela 🇻🇪

[@megdalenagonzalez-mounce1776]

Mexico and Spanish are not the same thing! Two different signs for a reason!

[@harpercauthon]

THANK YOU!! It aggravates me that people equate the two!

[@BIueRedPurpIe]

Mexico and Spain?

[@angiewalker4716]

What language is spoken there?

[@megdalenagonzalez-mounce1776]

​@@angiewalker4716 Latin American Spanish and Castillian Spanish are two different dialects. Most classes don't even teach both, many make you pick which you want to learn. Every Spanish speaking country is different and has different sign languages just like they do dialects. The sign for Mexico has a completely different sign from the sign for Spain/Spanish.

[@megdalenagonzalez-mounce1776]

I just don't understand why they would teach it wrong. I've never met a Deaf person who signed Spain/Spanish in place of Mexico. ​@@harpercauthon

[@excelsismayvillaruel9727]

Lack Pic flags sigh!

[@samanthahebermehl5125]

PUERTO RICO 🇵🇷

[@dkiselgof]

England is the wrong sign,, England should sign finger points (one finger point on another finger point ) using "E" for BSL

[@scotth6238]

In British Sign Language, you are right. In American Sign Language, he has it right.

[@soccerscrub0922]

This is ASL not BSL

[@samanthahebermehl5125]

American 🇺🇸 Argentina 🇦🇷 Australia 🇦🇺 Austria 🇦🇹 BANDLAGESH 🇧🇩Belgium 🇧🇪 Belize 🇧🇿 Bolivia 🇧🇴 Botswana 🇧🇼 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Canada 🇨🇦 chile 🇨🇱 china 🇨🇳 Colombia 🇨🇴 Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Cuba 🇨🇺 Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Denmark 🇩🇰 Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 Ecuador 🇪🇨 Egypt 🇪🇬 El Salvador 🇸🇻 England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Finland 🇫🇮 France 🇫🇷 Germany 🇩🇪 Greece 🇬🇷 guatemala 🇬🇹 holland Netherlands 🇳🇱 Honduras 🇭🇳 Hong Kong 🇭🇰 India 🇮🇳 Indonesia 🇮🇩 Iran 🇮🇷 Iraq 🇮🇶 Ireland 🇮🇪 Israel 🇮🇱 Italy 🇮🇹 Jamaica 🇯🇲 Japan 🇯🇵 Jordan 🇯🇴 Kenya 🇰🇪 Korea republic 🇰🇷 Lebanon 🇱🇧 Malaysia 🇲🇾 mexico 🇲🇽 Morocco 🇲🇦 NIAMBIA New Zealand 🇳🇿 NICARAGUA 🇳🇮 Nigeria 🇳🇬 Norway 🇳🇴 Omer 🇸🇩 Pakistan 🇵🇰 Palestine 🇵🇸 Panama 🇵🇦 Paraguay 🇵🇾 Peru 🇵🇪 Philippines 🇵🇭 poland 🇵🇱 Portugal 🇵🇹 Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 Romania 🇷🇴 Russia 🇷🇺 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 south Africa 🇿🇦 spain 🇪🇸 sri lanka 🇱🇰 Sweden 🇸🇪 Switzerland 🇨🇭 Syria 🇸🇾 Taiwan 🇹🇼 Thailand 🇹🇭 Tibet Nepal 🇳🇵Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 turkey 🇹🇷 Ukraine 🇺🇦 uk 🇬🇧

[@TacticalProjectGaming]

I came here from Anybody - Young Thug?

[@mischafri8839]

You forgot Kazakhstan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, ...

[@jaredmnich9502]

EGYPT sign is incorrect according to Deaf Egyptian woman who gave a lecture at Gallaudet. She said that deaf Egyptians prefer sign with B-handshape and place fingertips together like a pyramid then bring them down and apart; repeat once.

[@angiewalker4716]

Deaf Egyptian woman was correct for HER sign for Egypt. His sign is correct for how American Sign Language produces Egypt. It's VERY common that two cultures differ on how to sign the same country name. If you are not Egyptian yourself, don't live in Egypt, are not visiting Egypt and aren't fluent in ESL then you don't use their sign, you follow your native sign language. He isn't wrong.

[@Beautifuldressed]

0:40 its *Bangladesh. B A N G L A D E S H

[@sm_studentacc]

there's countries that begin with Z 😮‍💨

[@bmayaa]

Panama is XD

[@Pakistansignlanguage]

I am from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@zhyrno]

2:03 - Dominican Republic (1) (D - chin, R - forehead) - Understandible... 4:09 - Dominican Republic (2) (mustache) - Is it right? Is it just another variant or some mistake? Please explain 🙏

[@sergeikotovenko8274]

неправильно много вас !...........

[@DonMrLenny]

Israel is the same as in israeli sign language

[@lucrecia6392]

The Uruguay sign is wrong. That's how Argentinians do it, because their "u" is like that. But in both Uruguayan and American alphabet, "u" is with index and middle finger together. Most importantly, you should respect our own sign.

[@rickbarrington]

The sign for India is downright offensive. Ever hear the derogatory term “dothead” used by racists??

[@kmogg569]

I believe that is a sign used by many Indians themselves. It would be the obvious representation of the dot that many Hindu women wear but I wonder how Indian Muslims or Buddhists or other minority religions regard that sign. I have not seen other Alternatives however and do not know how widely accepted they might be.

[@gamechimp869]

Girl stop. It's literally not. Bindis are common in Hindu culture. It's not racist at all.

[@angiewalker4716]

Then you don't know what the Russia sign is derived from...they aren't complaining.